In recognition of SaratogaREADS! 20th year, the Saratoga Springs community took a look into our archives and voted to revisit one our previous titles for our 2024 Community Read. By popular vote, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot was chosen. Through our programming, we will delve into a variety of the book’s themes - sexism, racism, classism, poverty, inequality, ethics, medicine, and more.

For our premiere event, SaratogaREADS! and Skidmore College are thrilled to welcome two members of the Lacks family to Saratoga Springs via Zoom. Henrietta Lacks’s great-grandaughter, Victoria Baptiste and daughter-in-law, Shirley Lacks will join us for a conversation about Henrietta’s legacy. No registration required.